838 . CAPTAIN F.R. MATTHEWS original pen signature on an autograph page endorsed “London - Australia - London 22.10.30” in the same hand. [See AAMC.167]. Matthews was a British aviator who made an arduous 42-day flight from London to Australia in late 1930, after an initial attempt ended in a crash. (See AAMC.163). He eventually arrived in Sydney, to a rousing reception, bringing greetings from Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia earlier that same year, whom he had previously tutored in flying. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, he established Matthews Aviation, which ran a regular air service from Melbourne to Tasmania. ����$150–200 839 . RUSSELL B. TAPP original pen signature on an autograph page further endorsed “Qantas 24.10.30”. [See AAMC.187]. Captain Russell Tapp joined QANTAS in 1928, when it employed 25 people, including just seven pilots.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$150–200 846 840 840 . CHARLES W.A. SCOTT original pen signature above the words “England - Australia Record” on an autograph page following his record flight in April 1931, arriving in Darwin on 11th April having broken the previous record set by Charles Kingsford Smith. [See AAMC.186]. Scott went on to break this record again when he won the MacRobertson Air Race with Campbell-Black in October 1934.�������������$200–250 841 C. TASMANIAN FIRST FLIGHTS BY ANA: 1-2 May 1931 (AAMC.197, 198a) Hobart - Melbourne (reg’d) and Melbourne - Launceston flown covers, both with special cachets; together with 2 additional covers flown Launceston - Melbourne, both signed by the pilot, G.U. Allan. (4 covers).���������������������������������������$80–100 842 **. QANTAS AIR MAIL VIGNETTES: May 1931 (AAMC.202c; Frommer 36b) “NORTH QUEENSLAND / Australia’s Winter Playground” blue & white vignettes, complete strip (8), as issued, MUH.�������$200–250 843 . ELLY BEINHORN original pen signature on an autograph page with “D-2-160” (her Klemm Swallow registration number) and “Berlin - Australia 27-3-32” at right. [See AAMC.229-30]. Beinhorn flew her Klemm Swallow D-2160 from Berlin, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory, on March 22, 1932, and then to Sydney in April. She was the first German and second woman to fly solo to Australia, making her a national hero in Germany. She was welcomed in Queensland, landing at Archerfield Aerodrome.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$150–200 844 C. 1932-33 (AAMC.242) Australia - Germany flown cover carried on the return of the Bertram Atlantis Expedition franked 3d Airmail tied by DARWIN 12 DE 32 cds, plus Dutch East Indies (2) for arrival and departure after a long delay for repairs, AKYAB (Burma) cds tieing India 3a Air and German 10pf Eagle tied by BERLIN 14 4 33 arrival cds. Cat.$1750.����������������������������������������������������������������������������$800–1,000 845 . BARON de VERNEILH, M.E. DEVE and E. MUNCH original pen signatures on an autograph page, collected following their arrival in Brisbane in March 1932. [See AAMC.253-254a). Captain Verneilh and his crew had flown from France to New Caledonia with an intermediate stop in Australia in a Couxinet 33 “Bairritz” [F-ALMV]. The plane was severely damaged in a crash landing at Noumea, but the crew escaped injury. Very few covers were carried.����������������������������������������������������������$150–200 846 C. 7 June 1932 (AAMC.264) Darwin - Wyndham flown cover, carried by J.J. Thorpe in his Gypsy Moth and signed and endorsed by him “Carried from Darwin to Wyndham in Aeroplane VH-UPD Around Australia 6/6/32”, [one of only 3 flown]. Cat.$500+.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$300–400 Images – Lot numbers in black indicate lots not illustrated in this catalogue but which are available online at www.leski.com.au 69
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